Display hanger



July 7, 1925.

G. F. HUGHES DISPLAY HANGER Filed Dem 6. 1922 Patented July V7,Y 1925.

UNITEDA STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GARRETT F. HUGHES, orl emailed-ILLINOIS.

nIsPLAY HANGER..

Application sled December e; 1922. serial No. 605,150.

furniture, 'and pertains particularly to a new` article of manufacture inthe naturel of a hanger lor fixture whereby articles maybe suspended for the purpose of'display, dispensing, orl service. It has particular 'application for use as a display hangerfor bunches of bananas.

The general object of the invention is the provision of an article of the sort described which will constitute a slightly, convenient, economical and labor-saving utility adapted for use in a variety of locations ina retail store-room or window. l

A particular object of the invention is the provision of such a device which will facilitatethe slinging or hanging of'a bunch of-bananas, or other material, in a desiredv location for display and dispensing, the ar-` rangement being such that it may be operated entirely by one person.

Another particular object is the provision of such a device which is specially adapted to'support a suitable sign or display card, and to maintain the same in a desired position, as, for example, with the face of the display card toward a window. n

Other and further objects of the invention will be pointedout hereinafter, indicatedin the appended claims, 'or obvious upon'` an understanding of the present disclosure.

For the purpose of this application I have illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a Vpart of this specification, one. form-in which the invention may be embodied, but it is to be understood thatthe same is lsubmitted for the purpose of illustration only,and that it is'not to be accorded the effect of limiting the invention secured` by' the Vappended claims,- in any fashion, short Yof its true and most comprehensive scope in the art.

In the drawing, y .Y V`Fig. lis a front elevational viewfof {tliedeviceillustrating its use asla supportingdevicefor aI bunch o f bananas; l

i inspected. The

lFig. 2 is also any elevational view, but w1th the sign ordisplay card removed;

Figg is a cross-section, enlarge-d, substantiallyon line 3 3 of Fig. l; and

Fig. 4 is a side elevational View of the vice as illustrated iny Fig. 2. I

It is customary in many retail stores to suspend various articles for the purpose ofdis'- play.. and to facilitatetheir being dispensed to customers, a familiar instance being the practice of hanging a bunch of bananas in a show Vwindow or from the ceiling of the store-room. This customarily has been accomplished by simply suspending Vthem at the end of a cord, wire or rod which is suitably secured to a support at its upper end. Such arrangements are usually unsightly and inconvenient, and also unsuitable by virtue ofthe fact that they permit rotation of the suspended material, rendering it diiiicult to maintain a desired side thereof in position for inspection, as toward a window, aisle or other location from which it may be easily j presentA invention is designed to'afford a thoroughly practicall'specialty, `which possesses novel features fo utility Vand construction. n .The nature of the invention may best be understood by reference tothe illustrated embodiment lin detail, the various parts thereof being designated by reference characters. It will beunderstood that the numeral lY designates a suspension bracket havv ing a looped vertically extending portion in which a pulley 2 is rotatably mounted. The

guide tubes 6 thereon. In the form .illus- -i' tratedthebracket l is formed of a strip of metal bent into the form of a. loop, between` the ends of which strip laterally extending clips 7 are secured by screws 8.' The extremities of these clips yare shaped to embrace IOS the guide tubes 2 adjacent their upper ends,` v

and areV clamped thereon lby the screws 8 which draw lthe clips together. The upperl ends of the tubes 6 may bejpro'vided Vwith.

collars or shoulder portions L6 which prevent downward movementof the tubesin the clip. The guide tubes 6 are further maintained in parallel relationship by one or more spacing clips 9 clamped to lower portions of said tubes as by means of the screws 10. Telescopically fitted in the guide tube 6 are extensible tubes 11 which are connected below the lower ends of the guide tubes by a clip 12 which maintains the extensible tubes 11 in proper spaced and parallel're`` lationship for telescopic movement in the. guide tubes G. A suitable flexible suspension member4 14,- which maybe 'awvindow cord of properlength, is threaded through the guide tubes 6 and extensible tubes 11'so that its endsproject from the lower ends ofV the latter and its intermediate'portion passes over the pulley 2.l lOne end of the-flexible extension member is provided with suitable attaching means V15 whereby thematerial to be supported may be fastened to the. suspension member. The length of the flexible sus pensionmember is suliicient to` allow the attaching means 15 to be drawn down toa locationy where vit may be connected 'conveniently to the material to besuspended. rfhe flexible suspension member should slide easily through the tubes and over the pulley so that the suspended materialimiy be drawn up or lowered readily. Then the. attaching means 15 is drawn upto the end of the extensible tube 11, the other. end portionof the flexible suspension means may be wound around it or around the lower portionof the fixture and secured by knotting :or in any other convenient fashion.

Upon the spacing clips 9V a .suitable sign ordisplay card 16 may besecured by means of the screws 10, suitable spacers 17 being interposed .if necessary.

In the employment and. operation of the device, it is suspended in the desired location seas to maintain the display card facing in the desired direction. This is accomplished by means of the attaching :means 4 and screw .eye 5,.the-relationship.of which will tend to maintain the device against rotation. Depending upon the elevation at whichit is desired to support the material, the extensible tubes 11 may be adjusted in the tubes 6; The device thus can be accommodated to ceilings or supports of different elevation. The material to be suspended having `been brought to a positionl under the fixture, the attaching device 15is drawn down and engaged with the material. Then, by` drawing uponlthe other endofl the flexible suspension means 14, the material may-be hoistedtothefdesired elevatiomand there secured. inl the manner above mentioned; The entire weight ofthe suspended material is carried-*by the flexible'suspension means 14 and thebracket 1. The tubesfunction as guides which prevent, the suspension means becoming. twisted either incidentto the mounting of the material or after it is suspended. The material may be mounted on the device in this fashion by one person without assistance. rlhe display card 16 may be provided with appropriate'advertising matter which, due to the construction ofthe device, will be maintained in the desired position andv in association with the suspended material.

I claim:

1. As an article of manufacture, a display hanger comprising a suspension bracket arranged for attachment to aV support, tubes rigidly fixed to said bracket whereby they are maintained .incollateral relationship, a flexible suspension membery arranged to travel through said tubes and having support on the bracket independently of 4the tubes, means connecting the tubes below the bracket to maintain -them in spaced vrelationship, said suspension memberbeingarrang-Y ed for attachmentatone 'end to the supported material. i

2. A display hanger comprising, in combination, a suspension bracket arranged, Vfor attachment to a'support, guide.`tubes fixed to said brackets and depending therefrom, extension tubes telescopically movable in the guide tubes, a flexible suspension member arranged totravel through said extension and guide tubes, means onthe bracket affording support to the suspension member above the tubes, said suspension member being arranged for connectiorrto supported material.

3. A display hanger comprising, in combination, a suspension bracket, supporting means for maintaining the position of said bracket on the support, a tube -supported on said bracket and depending therefrom, a flexible suspension member having support on i the bracket and arranged to travel through the tube, said suspensionV member being arranged for connection at one end to the supported material, a clip mounted on said tube, and a display member mounted on the clip for support on the tube above the supported material.

4. A display hanger comprising, in combination, a suspension bracket, arranged for attachment to a support, guide tubes fixed to said bracket and depending therefrom in collateral relationship, means engaging said tubes below the bracket to maintain them inspaced relationship, a rotaryV member vmounted on the bracket, a flexible suspension member supported on the rotary member and arranged to travel through the tubes, said suspension member including means at one end for connection to supported material. 1

5. A display hanger comprisingran attaching member, a suspension bracket depending therefrom, a pulley mounted on saidbracket, guide tubes mounted on the bracket and depending therefrom in collateral relationship,

guide tubes and over the pulley and having v its ends free at the lower extremities of the.

extension tubes. v

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two subscr1bing Wltnesses.v

y GARRETTF. HUGHES.

Witnesses MILDRED SMITH, A. N. NAPP. 

